Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will visit the University of Northern Iowa next week to discuss education policy.

She will be the first of several presidential candidates to visit UNI to discuss education reform and global competitiveness, the university said. Iowa Public Radio will moderate the events.

The Nov. 30 forum will begin at 1 p.m. at Bengtson Auditorium in Russell Hall. Bachmann is scheduled to take questions from the audience following a 30-minute speech. The event is free and open to the public.

Later that day, Bachmann will appear in Waverly and Charles City for town-hall meetings: